[Costs of Saudi Arabia's Neom green hydrogen mega-project soar by $3.5 billion] Budgets for the Neom green hydrogen mega-project, which will tap vast green energy capacity, have soared 70% to $8.5 billion, according to a financial update from co-developer Air Products. Inflation, spare parts, land upfront costs and interest on a $1 billion loan all contributed to the $3.5 billion budget increase the company is developing in the deserts of northwestern Saudi Arabia with partner ACWA Power, a Saudi renewable energy development Merchant and Neom. Editor/Xing Wentao

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• 2026.09.01 11:36
• [Intelligent Optoelectronic Science and Technology Innovation Park starts construction]
• The Science and Technology Innovation Park is built by the Tianjin Jinhang Institute of Technology and Physics, a subsidiary of a state-owned enterprise, and is located at No. 58 Aerospace Avenue next to the core area of Tiankai Park in Nankai District. Plan and construct a research and development building. The vehicle mounted night vision assisted driving system independently developed by Jinhang Institute of Technology Physics can identify pedestrians, vehicles, and obstacles in low visibility environments such as night, haze, rain, and snow in advance. Editor/Cheng Liting

• 2026.09.01 11:35
• [Photovoltaic installed capacity becomes the largest power supply category in China]
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